Wall construction



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E. F. TECHMER WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 9, 1928 Patented Aug. 21, 1928.

EWALD F. TECHMER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PATENT OFFICE.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed February a, 1928. Serial N'o. 252,978.

The present invention relates to wall con struction and is particularly concerned with the construction of interior walls such as partitions which divide the structure into a plurality of rooms.

In the construction of the usual apartment or ofiice buildings having concrete floors or some other permanent stone structure, it is customary to build the inner walls after the outer structure is otherwise complete, and the usual practice is to build these partitions of tile, with the bottom row resting directly upon the floor. A furring strip must then be secured along the bottom for use as a ground in plastering, and after the tile is plastered, the baseboard covers the plaster and furrin'g strip.

Where a frame construction is employed, instead of tile, the same furring strip is also necessary for gauging the plaster coat, and the baseboard must also be employed, thereby greatly increasing the cost of labor and material over the present construction.

One of the objects of the present invention is the provision of a novel partition wall construction including a base block which is adapted to support a brick, tile or other wall core during and after its erection, said base blocks being molded of some material which is readily severable by ordinary toolssuch as a saw, and being provided'with mean for aligning a wall core of tile or brick upon the base blocks as well as integralmeans for serving as a ground for plastering. My base blocks are preferably provided with substantially flat sides which may simulate the ordinary baseboard, and I am thus enabled to form the base of the artition in such manner that neither baseoards nor furring strips are required, the base block itself being adapted to serve as a ground for plastering.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following description and from the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

,Referring to the drawings, of which there is one sheet;

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a wall section showing an embodiment of my invention where pipes are to be inserted;

Fig, 2 is a similar view illustrating my wall construction under ordinary conditions;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of my partition taken in a vertical plane.

Referring to Figs 1 to 3, 10 indicates in its entirety one of my base blocks which are preferably molded of initially plastic material which is severable by means of a saw. This characteristic is of great importance in the commerical application of my invention, as it enables the base blocks to be sawed out as at 11 in Fig. 1 to permit the insertion of pipes 12 for plumbing or for electrical wiring conduits.

In order to save material, my base block may be constructed with a plurality of hollow spaces 13 therein, and the hollow spaces 13 are preferably formed with an upper arch 14.

The base block 10 is adapted to support a partition 15 which may consist of a wall core of tile or brick or an ordinary frame partition. For this purpose the base block is provided with an upper supporting surface 16 of substantially the same width as the tile or brick and the block is formed with a pair of shoulders 17 on each side of the surface 16 adapted to align the partition with the block during its formation.

The shoulders 17 may slope outward toward the top in order to more readily guide the first course into pro er position and on each side of the shoul ers 17 the block is provided with a plaster coat engaging surface 18.

The plaster coat engaging surface 18 is prefera ly of the same width as the thickness of the coat or coats of plaster to be applied tothe partition 15, andit will thus be observed that the outer face 19 adjacent the plaster engaging surfaces 18 and transvers thereto, may be employed as a ground in plastering.

Beyond the plaster ground 19 the base blocks may be molded as at 20 to simulate the the ordinary baseboard 20 and molding 21.

In the present embodiment, the base block is also providedwith the plaster ground 19 and the lower portion of the base block may be molded to simulate the baseboard 20-and the molding 21. In this embodiment, it will be observed that the plaster coats 23 extend down on both sides of the shoulders 22, thereby causing the partition to engage on both sides of the base block and providin a relatively strong construction.

Tlfhenever it is desired to insert pipesfoi iio I plumbing or other purposes, the top portion of the base block may be sawed out as shown in Fig. 1, from one end of the base block and the base block placed about the pipes.

It will thus be observed that I have invented a novel partition construction in which I employ a base block which is conveniently molded to provide a support for the partition {grounds for plastering a baseboard and mo ding, and by means of my simplified construction, much labor and the cost of material may be saved. As my base block is easily severable by means of an ordinary saw, it may be installed very quickly and when the ends are properly squared, a smooth joint may be easily made.

\Vhile I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail m self of all changes within the scope of tie appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

In a partition wall construction, a molded base block formed with integral base boards and adapted to support a wall core, said base block having a central flat wall core supporting surface, plaster coat engaging surfaces on both sides of said central core supportin surface, shoulders extending transverse y between said core supporting surface and plaster coat engaging surfaces, defining a recessed core su porting surface of substantially the same width as said wall core, said transverse shoulders being inclined to provide ta ered guides for locating said core, the said ase having flat exterior surfaces extending downward from said plaster coat engaging surfaces and adapted to serve as grounds in plasterin whereby plaster coating may be applied su stantially flush with the flat exterior surface,

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 6th day of February, 1928.

EWALD F. TECHMIER. 

